Football Betting System, Predictions and Tips

Manchester United v Everton Match Preview & Tip

Everton’s trip to Old Trafford on Sunday does not have the same fused poignancy as last December’s 1-0 win, which was the first victory there for The Toffees in over 25 years, and of course, it also meant that David Moyes finally oversaw a winning Everton team at a top four club, but this time unfortunately for him, as the manager of Manchester United.

Roberto Martinez attempted a more solid looking formation at Anfield in the 1-1 Derby day draw last Saturday; Everton lined up in a similar shape to Liverpool’ s usual ‘diamond’ except that Brendan Rodgers went for more of a 4-2-3-1 on the day. This resulted in Everton giving their back four increased protection with Gareth Barry sitting at the base of the diamond, and Mohammed Besic and James McCarthy covering the gaps from the narrow left and right hand side positions in midfield.

The fact that Liverpool were still allowed 24 shots at goal will cause concern for Martinez (although half were from outside the penalty area and only 8 were on target compared to Everton’s 5 on target from 11 attempts) and I’d expect to see him persist with this more cautious approach against the talented attacking force of Van Persie, Falcao and Mata. Wayne Rooney is suspended and ineligible to face his old Club, but this could give Louis Van Gaal’s Red Devils side the fluidity and potency up front they’ve been searching for with Juan Mata slotting in behind the two strikers as a more natural No.10 than the England and United Captain, Rooney.

Van Gaal’s defensive crisis (only one fit central defender was available for the 2-1 win over West Ham) saw 19 year old Patrick McNair make his senior début at the weekend alongside Marcos Rojo in the heart of the defence. A convincing performance from the Northern Irish youngster will surely see him remain at centre-back and allow the £30m Luke Shaw to continue at left-back.
The latest player to be added to the injury list is perhaps the most worrying for Van Gaal; Ander Herrera’s fractured ribs puts him out of action for a while, breaking up the developing understanding between Blind, Di Maria and Mata in midfield.

The major advantage that this current Manchester United team have over Everton this weekend is their lack of participation in European competition. Martinez’s men will make a gruelling 5,000 mile round trip to play Kuban Krasnodar on Thursday evening in the Europa league as United enjoy another clear week of focused preparation. Everton have lost twice and drawn once since their 5-1 midweek Europa League exertions over Wolfsburg, and that was on home soil.
The Blues have a relatively small squad with no real experience of playing twice in one week on a regular basis. The absence of key players, Seamus Coleman and Kevin Mirallas, allied with the tough journey to Russia and lack of recovery time should see this game just sway in favour of a Manchester United victory.

Put a large stake on United to win at 1.73 Euro odds or 73/100 UK.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *